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Hi all, Last week I mentioned that one of our students (2nd grader Haley Flaherty) won 1st place in Barbara Boxer's Earth Day Poster Contest. You can now view her poster on Boxer's website: http://boxer.senate.gov/en/press/photos/041712.cfm This warm weather is a reminder to make sure your child has a water bottle at school every day, and [...]

Hi all, Some exciting news: Haley Flaherty, a 2nd grader, won first place in the statewide, Barbara Boxer Earth Day poster contest. Yesterday, a representative from Boxer's office came to campus to recognize Haley's achievement; the event was covered by the Sierra Sun as well. Haley's winning poster will be displayed in Boxer's office at [...]

Please see attached minutes for Feb 6, 2012 meeting.

Please see attached minutes for March 5 and March 19 meetings.

Hi all, Nice to return from Spring Break with beautiful weather, at least for a couple of days. Hope everyone is settling in for our 10 week push to the end of the year. Some exciting news: this Thurs, April 12 we are hosting the Banana Slug String Band. They will perform from 1-2 pm [...]

Hi all, Great evening last night with the class premier of The Geology of California: 4.5 Billion Years in the Making. The McMains Crew shot, wrote the script, and edited the documentary under the guidance of Doug McMains. The students committed enormous time and energy to the film's production, including time after school and on [...]

Hi all, Great end to last week when the Kindergarteners entertained the Community Meeting crowd with their presentation on bears (they just finished an expedition on the topic). They were informed, articulate, and presented well – nice job Kinders! Laurie Martin is currently our enrichment instructor and is drumming with the students: "Health Rhythms Drum [...]

Expedition News The past two weeks we have continued to build our model farms. At this point we have added the farmhouse, a silo, a barn, and a tractor. Students have also bought sheep, goats, cows, pigs, and chickens, and added them to their farms. Each time children buy an animal/s, they also have to [...]

Hi all, We are gearing up for next year's enrollment, so lots going on around here. Please encourage any interested friends to attend one of the informational meetings (listed below and on website) to pick up an applications for the lottery. Also, still looking for more volunteer help (set up, greeting and sign in, answering [...]

Hi all, Hope everyone is enjoying the gorgeous weather. Last week I forgot to announce our first “Distinguished Crew Members” (4th-6th grade eligible, based on excellent progress reports): 6th grade, McMains Crew: Please congratulate these students Kylie Greeno, Olivia Omar, Taylor Pruski, Hyla Staudenmayer, Lucy Swanson, Kaya Wooley This week we started our Student Council.  [...]